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Country (long form)Portuguese Republic
CapitalLisbon
Total Area35,672.36 sq mi
92,391.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Indiana)
Population10,066,253 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 20509,044,292
LanguagesPortuguese
Literacy87.4% total, N/A% male, N/A% female
ReligionsRoman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Life Expectancy72.44 male, 79.68 female (2001 est.)
Government Typeparliamentary democracy
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OFFICIAL NAME: Portuguese Republic
CAPITAL: Lisbon
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic
AREA: 92,082 Sq Km (35,553 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 9,807,700
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Portugal is located in South West Europe occupying the western littoral of the Iberian Peninsula. The territory also includes the Azores, Madeira and Porto Santo Islands. It is bound by Spain to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. The terrain of Portugal ...
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A Country Study: Portugal
Library of Congress Call Number DP517 .P626 1993
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